HR 6719 · 116th Congress · Health

Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act

Introduced 2020-05-05· Sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2020-05-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act This bill provides emergency funding, subject to certain limitations, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill requests from states, territories, and tribes for critical health care resources to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report specified information related to these requests to Congress on a weekly basis until the end of the COVID-19 emergency. In addition, the bill directs the President to use specified authorities, including authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to fulfill these requests.…

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